Friday, February 1, 2008

Daily Photo: 2/01/2008

Hang Glider
Hang Glider, shot by Natalie Kardos

A different shot taken at the beach near Scripps Pier on Wednesday. It reminded me that I want to try hang gliding at some point. Anyone up for it?

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2 comments:

  1. Hang gliding appears to be awesome!!! Kinda like sailing only with the fear for your life rush that all the war-vets get addicted to. Ever since nintendo's game(summer games?) i've been facinated but haven't found myself hurled off a cliff, yet.

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  2. Natalie I saw your picture because I have a google-alert for "hang gliding."

    If you really want to follow up on this make sure you get hooked up with a good school with a good instructor. There are several in your area. I would start with the links to be found on http://ozreport.com/ or http://www.ushpa.aero/ -- if you go through with it your life will never be the same again.

    Just for clarification, your picture is of a para-glider, which is a form of hang glider. The "real" hang gliders are the ones with a rigid structure to the wing -- harder to carry around but able to handle turbulence.

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